REVIEW: Beyond the Trees

Beyond the Trees: A Journey Alone Across Canada’s Arctic by Adam Shoalts is an amazing, adventurous true story that makes the heart yearn for desolate, wild places. Most significant is how any human can make a trip of this magnitude all alone. I constantly feared for Adam’s safety and sanity. I can relate to the…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2019

REVIEW: Kick off 2020 with Long Way Gone

LONG WAY GONE by Charles Martin brings the story of the Prodigal Son to new heights. A roller coaster of emotions, it’s filled with surprises and lessons we all need to heal. Cooper is one of the best lead characters I’ve read. I loved his heart. He wasn’t perfect, and sometimes he was selfish. That’s…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2020

REVIEW: Home for Erring and Outcast Girls

HOME FOR ERRING AND OUTCAST GIRLS by Julie Kibler is an absorbing fictional tale based on a real historical place that sheltered women and their children from cruelty and isolation. Often horrifying, as well as familiar, their stories will touch your heart. Great novel honoring lifelong friendships. The story is told from multiple points-of-view in…

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REVIEW: First Dawn by Judith McCoy Miller

FIRST DAWN by Judith McCoy Miller illuminates a lesser known piece of history in an engaging tale during the Reconstruction Period after the American Civil War. I love it when I learn something from historical fiction. Why was this book in Dorine’s TBR? American pioneer history is a favorite theme of mine in romantic…

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REVIEW: Makin’ Miracles by Lin Stepp

A Christian romance that centers on a Tahitian-American seer whose gift is said to be directed by God and a talented nature photographer who struggles to understand her light against his darkness. Gatlinburg, Tennessee’s mountain beauty is explored while two creative people find themselves falling in love. Makin’ Miracles by Lin Stepp Series: The…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2014

REVIEW: An Amish Family Christmas by Marta Perry, Patricia Davids

Those who enjoy Amish stories and sweet, inspirational romance will take pleasure in this novella duology. Authors Marta Perry and Patricia Davids’ styles complement one another. An Amish Family Christmas by Marta Perry, Patricia Davids Category: Amish Contemporary Publisher: Harlequin (October 21, 2014) ISBN: 9780373879205 Rated 4 out of 5 Format: read in ebook,…

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REVIEW: A Home in the West by Lori Copeland, Virginia Smith

I really love this cover so it drew me right in to grab this freebie introduction. A Home in the West by Lori Copeland, Virginia Smith Series: The Amish of Apple Grove Category: Historical Amish Romance, Inspirational ISBN-13: 9780736959179 Publisher: Harvest House Publishers Publication date: 7/1/2013 Rating 3.5 out of 5 Stars Free eBook…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2013

REVIEW: A Simple Amish Christmas

A SIMPLE AMISH CHRISTMAS is a sweet, faith-based story from the Amish point of view. Well-researched, this novel is about the true meaning of Christmas and spending time with those you love. A Simple Amish Christmas by Vannetta Chapman Published by Abingdon Press; Original edition (October 1, 2010) ISBN: 978-1426710667, Rated 4 out of…